 Today's most-beloved and iconic celebrities, including Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Spike Lee, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith, star in "Who Do You Think You Are?" allowing television viewers an intimate look as they embark on a journey of self-discovery to trace their family trees. Each episode will reveal surprising, inspiring and sometimes tragic stories that are often linked to events in American and international history.
Each week, a different celebrity is taken on a journey into his or her family history. The journey is one of surprising and deeply emotional encounters with the result being one of the most compelling reality formats of recent years. During each episode, viewers will be taken on an emotional, personal and often mysterious quest following America's best-known celebrities into their past, sharing their surprise as they uncover stories of heroism and tragedy, love and betrayal, secrets and intrigue that lie at the heart of their family histories.
At the same time, "Who Do You Think You Are?" tells a distinctly American story as it celebrates the twists and turns of a great nation and the people who struggled for freedom and opportunity. As each celebrity discovers his unknown relatives - most of whom overcame huge obstacles, the show will take viewers back through world history, enveloping these celebrities in the fabric of our distinctly American history, of which we’re all a part.
From executive producer Kudrow in conjunction with her production company, Is or Isn't Entertainment, and the U.K.'s Wall to Wall productions, the series is an adaptation of the hugely successful British factual entertainment format.
Matthew Broderick (March 26) - from Ireland to the Civil War, the ancestors of film star Matthew Broderick take him on a very emotional journey. He begins by learning about the heroic actions of his paternal grandfather, James Joseph Broderick II, who was awarded both a Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery and courage during World War II. Next he travels to the battlefields and cemeteries of the Civil War where what he learns about a previously unknown ancestor will probably bring a tear to your eye. |
